Boris or Miriam's 'values'? UPDATE

UPDATE WITH COMMENTS

Last week The Daily Mail ran a ‘public outrage’ story on Miriam Margolyes. Apparently she doesn’t ‘share true British values.’ The Mail is owned by the 4th Viscount Rothermere whose great grandfather founded the Daily Mail and was quite keen on Hitler and Mussolini.

 

This is how the Mail reported her comments: “Asked by Channel 4 how she thought the government had responded to the coronavirus pandemic Miriam answered ‘appallingly’ and added that she ‘had difficulty not wanting Boris Johnson to die … Then I thought that will reflect badly on me, and I don’t want to be the sort of person who wants people to die. Miriam continued with another savage remark about the prime minister. She said: 'So then I wanted him to get better, which he did do, he did get better. But he didn't get better as a human being. And I really would prefer that. So, we're in the shit, basically, here.'"

 

What do you think? I think The Daily Mail has a long history of sharing those British values linked closely to hypocrisy and that we should be asking what ‘British values’ Boris Johnson and his government are sharing as the Covid-19 death toll in the UK breaks world records.

 

In the first 24 hours this blog got 17,000 hits on one Facebook page alone with hundreds of ‘shares’ and comments. Miriam is delighted as she has been receiving some vile messages which I will not repeat here except to report her own words … “I’ve had some VERY unpleasant remarks, incl being compared to Hitler-apparently I am WORSE. Oh well.”

Here are just a few of the hundreds of positive comments ..

 

Marc Lavelle She is a star in every sense of the word. She honestly tells the public the truth about this bloody awful Tory boy government. Three cheers for Miriam a truly best of Britain person.

 

Christine Harfleet All clear thinking compassionate people agree completely with Miriam . Love you Miriam For speaking the truth. If you don't agree with her then you are a warped personality

Sue Walker I love Miriam, she speaks the truth, too few people do that these days.

Geraldine Roper I think she was honestly reflecting what many feel today.

Jane Ingham I didn’t want him to die nor did I want the 32,000 plus have died including many working as key workers in the NHS, Care Homes, transport, etc. Miriam just says it as it is and she is right, he didn’t get better as a person. If the govt was a private company there would be a case for charging them with corporate manslaughter.

Margaret Lewin Miriam is a great person who speaks from the heart. I am with her completely for saying what many people felt but then in reality didn’t mean because we didn’t really want anyone to die. Sadly tens of thousands have died though and many need not have if the government had acted on the Cygnus report and then listened to WHO when they gave advice on the pandemic of testing. The PM leads the current government so as the saying goes, the buck stops there.

Joan Morris Salmond Miriam is a lady in every sense. She spoke out about a Bad PM and a Bad Government. Very many people in this Country I m sure feel the same. After all , where is the sympathy from the government for the health workings and the people who died . Boris won t make sure every front line worker is equipped properly, hence the large number of people dying that I m sure would still be alive today if we had a Government focused on the wellfare of the people and not the Billionaires profit margins.

Pauline Evans She says it like it is no matter what, calls a spade a spade and manages a pretty good fart. Job done. She gets my vote!

Liz Williams I love her and I love that she is using her position to say what we are thinking! I back her all the way and I will be happy when the daily fail stops production (and dies) ! The fail has attacked vulnerable people time and time again, it doesn’t speak for me and doesn’t represent my truth

Sheila White As previously stated: I love this woman! Intelligent, wise and says precisely what she likes and cares not a jot for the reaction of the right wing media and shit wankers currently running our Country. My Hero

Carol Marshall Brave woman, to say what so many were thinking, and feared being labelled 'unpatriotic'... forget patriotism.. let's concentrate on the the human race... I'm with Miriam.

Mal Fidler Miriam Margins is a national treasure. She is honest up front and be ery self effacing. She does not suffer fools or idiots..without telling them so. The Daily Mail..... gutter press, scaremongering dishonest...and two faced....and in bed literally (Gove/Vine) with the current government.

Jenny Bush Line me up on Miriam's side. Lovely woman and I know how she feels.

Vicky Palmer No one disses Miriam! She is like the Queen of straight talking, comm

Maggie Cowan This woman is a decent, honorable human being. Of course the Daily Mail are going to attempt to vilify her.

Julie Ann O'Maley She only said what a lot of people were thinking. I love Professor Sprout

Lynda Baldwin Gotta love this woman, fiesty, brave, humourous and absolutely only one face not two

Jacqueline Clement Miriam for Prime Minister. More sense in her little finger

Jim Doughty I’m very pleased that he got better - as you can’t send a dead man to the gallows.

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Here is a Guardian interview with Miriam about her new Australian TV series, Almost Australian.  and here is a short video interview with her about it in The New Daily. 

 

 

 

“If you’re in Australia, or have chums there, please watch on ABC, starting May 19^th @8.30pm. It’s a 3 part series, 1 hour each.”